COBOL Developer Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

COBOL Developer
West Midlands > Shropshire

As of 14 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median COBOL Developer daily rate in Shropshire.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a COBOL Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 0.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Shropshire with a recognized job title 271 98 48
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.03% 85.96% 97.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 71 27
10th Percentile £370 £250 £200
25th Percentile £429 £390 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £477 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.82% +0.42% -10.38%
75th Percentile £538 £517 £498
90th Percentile £559 £545 £565
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile - £13.32 -
25th Percentile £12.21 £15.04 -
Median hourly rate £18.68 £17.89 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.42% - -
75th Percentile £28.87 £20.75 -
90th Percentile £35.56 £22.46 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.82 £22.20
% change year-on-year +5.58% +7.32% +25.25%

COBOL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'COBOL Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

COBOL Developer job vacancy trend in Shropshire

COBOL Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for COBOL Developer job vacancies in Shropshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for COBOL Developer job vacancies in Shropshire

COBOL Developer
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL Developer within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Telford - 1 - - 1
COBOL Developer
West Midlands

COBOL Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, COBOL Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Shropshire region featuring COBOL Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) ICL
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Programming
1 1 (100.00%) VME

COBOL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Programming
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ICL